Division of Rankin

Rankin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Rankin in Queensland, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1984
MP	Jim Chalmers
Party	Labor
Namesake	Annabelle Rankin
Electors	101,760 (2016)
Area	131 km2 (50.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named after Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate.

In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.

Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	David Beddall	Labor	1984–1998
	Craig Emerson	Labor	1998–2013
	Jim Chalmers	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Rankin

Australian federal election, 2016: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	42,147	49.34	+7.16
	Liberal National	Freya Ostapovitch	24,455	28.63	−7.74
	Greens	Neil Cotter	5,373	6.29	+1.00
	Family First	Christopher Lawrie	5,011	5.87	+2.85
	Liberal Democrats	Ric Davies	3,513	4.11	+4.11
	Katter's Australian	Shane Holley	2,874	3.36	+1.32
	Consumer Rights	Jeffrey Hodges	2,050	2.40	+2.40
Total formal votes			85,423	94.24	+0.80
Informal votes			5,225	5.76	−0.80
Turnout			90,648	89.08	−3.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	52,362	61.30	+6.52
	Liberal National	Freya Ostapovitch	33,061	38.70	−6.52
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.52

External links

• Division of Rankin (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission